Race Highlights | 2021 French Grand Prix

[@RodHammett95]

The Verstappen-Perez duo feels much more solid than the Hamilton-Bottas duo at the moment. You could sense it at the end of the race when Max and Checo celebrated together, a solid team. What a move for Red Bull the signing of Checo has been, he's doing exactly what he was signed for, being there in the fight with the Mercedes and scoring big points for the Constructor's Championship (and winning when Max can't). On the other side, I feel like all this years of using Valtteri for Lewis' sake is taking a toll on Mercedes, cause honestly Valtteri sounds frustrated and disappointed with the team. The title fight is on!

[@cykixen9990]

Bottas is never helping tho

[@tarnjeetjohal4219]

"Years of using Valterri for Hamilton's sake" what? That 1 race in Russia a few years back?

[@SeahawkSTRIKE]

@@tarnjeetjohal4219 ?? Merc deployed Bottas as a roadblock in 2nd place forever

[@znaykashuffler]

@Kimi Timoskainen butmerc can't afford any of those nico-lewis moment this year, if that happen they gonna lose the championship

[@tarnjeetjohal4219]

@Kimi Timoskainen you are talking nonsense. Lewis is better than Bottas almost every weekend for the past 4 years. Thats whats degrading Bottas. Rosberg lost out to Hamilton every season except 2016 when he was very lucky to win it. Everyone forgets Hamiltons bad luck early on in that season when he got engine penalties and always playing catch up as a result. All people remember is that 1 bad luck when Hamilton lost 25 points in Malaysia, but there was so much more bad luck he had to endure in qualifying and practice which massively compromised his races that no one remembers.

[@harrisbraton]

Toto : "Valtteri's shout disturbed the aerodynamic"

[@myvishan]

This comment needs to be on top !

[@mvwouden]

Fus Ro Dah!

[@A1171-w3u]

Valterris a graybeard?

[@mvwouden]

@@A1171-w3u Dovakhiin

[@haninditabudhi6574]

Theres something definitely going on behind the scenes at Mercedes. Look no one from the paddock waited for Lewis at the checkered flag

[@norlanlopez2308]

When the season is truly competitive, there is no boring circuit!!!

[@haikaltaufik7571]

Agreed

[@sebastianL42]

Spain...

[@TheAccess1234]

Except Monaco...

[@Navrajize]

Fixed

[@hdr_diamondz]

@@sebastianL42 Spain was decent

[@SergioMunozM]

Fun fact: Perez started with the same tires he has been using since 2016

[@amitmeena2961]

Plot twist not fun fact. It can confuse with the real fun facts

[@yedlaakshaykumar7671]

How many pit stops did Perez ?

[@michelarias9499]

@@yedlaakshaykumar7671 just one

[@b3artoo]

@@yedlaakshaykumar7671 only one

[@b3artoo]

@@yedlaakshaykumar7671 @@yedlaakshaykumar7671

[@waffleswithburberrysauce9019]

Checo is playing a massive role in RedBull’s fight to the top

[@skywrld1]

Checo is the 2nd driver red bull needed

[@mohibzafar4585]

@@skywrld1 he’s bottas 2.0

[@kalyansapsd1]

I wish Checo wins a couple of races with Max in 2nd. Just to add a lil more pressure on Lewis that there is someone closing on to him for 2nd position

[@PilotTG]

Redbull better keep him and pay him.

[@verstappen9937]

@@mohibzafar4585 he’s bottas but better and more consistent. Truly the perfect no.2 driver. Bottas is a little too complacent but Perez really wants it

[@alhambra792]

-Perez is finally in a championship winning car. - Well done to the McLaren boys. - Pierre Gasly, top job as always. - Not a bad drive from Alonso and the AMR boyz.

[@majdiroidal-jihad9554]

ikr, Mclaren boys deserve a shout

[@mashotoshaku]

Gasly is trait impressing me this season. He's a championship man if he keeps this up

[@cinegraphics]

Mazepin didn't spin out.

[@umungus518]

Daniel looked really comfortable in that McLaren car today

[@dharmaitri8506]

Yes, This will be Checo's best season yet.

[@akshayghg]

Daniel's engineer: "Box to Overtake Gasly" Daniel: *Overtakes both Gasly and Sainz*

[@BoomBoomBlunt]

YESSSSSSS! 💪🏻

[@Husqy44]

*"Box to overtake Gasly, Darren"

[@Timtimzi]

Finally ric has some spotlight

[@RNCHFND]

That's exactly what happened to Vettel/Gasly/Hamilton in Monaco

[@grdprojekt]

Who's Daniel? It's Darren

[@KM2501-twe]

HAMILTON "It's a marathon not a sprint" CHECO 2 weeks later "EXACTLY!"

[@phoenixav9550]

This would make an awesome meme for reddit ahah

[@thirdasian8541]

@@phoenixav9550 cool.

[@maxmustermann6045]

underrated comment imo

[@evanyoon1230]

@@phoenixav9550 Also that "He's not too clever that guy"

[@Psych2go]

What an awesome race! Awesome strategy by RB and can’t wait to see who wins the championship!

[@Wafflecombo54]

Ye

[@slowenienpower]

I can tell you, its Hamilton or Verstappen

[@96elixx]

You here? That's surprising!

[@Reachrahulrambo]

Big fan of your channel 😍

[@ryanschuck1532]

I expect a straight fight the whole season, depending on how development goes on each car and certain circuit characteristics this could go right down to the wire. That hasn't happened between two drivers of different teams since 2012, hopefully that can happen again.

[@Navypete]

Checo really showed that he is a master of tire management.

[@tiramija3894]

checo wasnt in the fight thats what gave him the advantage. he wasnt under pressure so he was able to keep his tyre in the perfect window

[@SCARx497]

@@tiramija3894 it's not the first time he has done this

[@ninetailedfox579121]

Lando too, they both held out really late compared to everyone else.

[@utkarshrastogi301]

@@tiramija3894 That is why he backed off to a comfortable +5 seconds behind Bottas in the beginning to keep in nice fresh air and preserve the tyres for a long run keeping track position.

[@SuperRandomHobbies]

It was masterful! That's what caused Merc to doubt on the two pit stop. Finally RB has the second driver it needs to try different strategies and cause Merc errors in their own strategies.

[@CrashForce]

Incredible race from the Red Bulls! They did to Mercedes what Mercedes did to them back in Spain. Also can't help but feel bad for Bottas.

[@masrimus1607]

That quote is taken from the commentators.

[@juannito246]

Why they pitted him first instead of Hamilton that’s why Hamilton didn’t win I feel bad for Hamilton he clearly had verstappen in the bag

[@shiro3598]

Feel Bad for Ferraris. They didn't have any Race Pace.

[@Abhishek-qj2iz]

Feel bad

[@JonCannon]

" Also can't help but feel bad for Bottas. " We will look back on his time at Mercedes in 20 years and that will be the quote to sum the entire thing up.

[@kingsmustrise]

I think it's Max's time.

[@addisonphillips2438]

Don't get my hopes up :)

[@edwinmelissen9745]

No more Hamertime but time to MAXimize!!

[@ventiman2624]

@@edwinmelissen9745 😂😂👍👍👍

[@cotswoldsview1004]

Does feel that way to me. Lewis on the back foot so early in the season, the signs are there it's time for a change.

[@BrokeBanda1]

Yeah seems like it may happen

[@agf1896]

“YOU should have listened to me that this was a 2 stop” Bottas says Calmly...

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Then is engineer replyed "perez was on a one"

[@jereturunen1305]

Love the Harry Potter reference :D

[@rabbi4924]

He’s channeling his inner kimi raikkonen

[@pcl2247]

@@jereturunen1305 This comment is epic

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

Added *heavy breathing

[@Alchemist2328]

Pirelli: let's hire Checo next season to learn more about our tyres.

[@milol.akkaraprud8681]

Next year Pirelli with Checo as a boss : our hypersoft lasts 30 laps y'all.

[@alexcruzazul2010]

He is the GOAT of tyre management!

[@micahkiyimba8641]

CHECO tyre management is just on the next level

[@polarisu7317]

@@micahkiyimba8641 agree y’all

[@-_AbrahamNatanaelPelawi]

Also don't forget about vettel's tyre management. Both of them are absolutely beast when it comes to tyre management

[@Max-xc3tl]

Everyone: “Paul Ricard will be boring” Red Bull Strategists: “Allow us to introduce ourselves”

[@GloomGaiGar]

not just red bull, the entire field was battling well on track and strategy

[@Huayra21]

Mclarens drivers: I think u forgot abt us 😉

[@sirkdagamer0853]

Meanwhile in Ferrari: Strong in qualifying but no pace during the race

[@Huayra21]

@@sirkdagamer0853 typical Ferrari

[@joshthemigpro1733]

I know i stopped watching it on lap 18 cos i was expecting it to be boring

[@saltythehippy]

Love the difference how Lewis gets treated vs how Valterri does... Case in point. After Lewis gets p2 in France Sorry Lewis this one's on us. Valterri after the pit crew stuffed his wheel...Toto comes straight out with, Valterri didn't stop correctly. Am I the only one getting a tad annoyed at Mercedes for crippling Valterri?

[@danielogren4076]

If the dont cave to lewis he will call them racist

[@seacucumber6768]

@Sal Valestra Doesn't give them the right to treat Bottas, or anyone else for that matter, like dogshit.

[@evali6305]

@Sal Valestra Lewis 3 Titels Rosberg 0 Titels

[@carlolongobardi3369]

2020 Vettel vibes 😔

[@Pr0nStYle]

@Sal Valestra The last years Mercedes could have put Mazepin in the car and they still would have won 6 titles

[@shona5512]

Man, Checo's tyre management is just out of this world.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

Yep, in that regard he's as famous as Hamilton. And Red Bulls continue to exploit it by making Checo run the first stint much longer than most of the other drivers. And it worked several times already.

[@Daniel_V_]

Legend says that the man has been on the same tires since Portimao

[@henkondemand]

@@Daniel_V_ Whahahhaa

[@rushankuma]

How about Lando? 2 laps older tyres than Checo. (both pitted Lap 25. Checo had used that tyre set 3laps in Quali, but Lando had 5laps)

[@Grindjuls]

True! but Vettel aswell

[@JonCannon]

This race was a Perfect 10 in my opinion; Perfectly encapsulated what Formula 1 should be, didn't need safety cars or retirements to create scenarios. Perfect race from start to finish with strategy and on track overtakes going perfectly hand in hand. Max and RB are genuine contenders this year.

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Mercedes on the back foot for once 3 straight wins for red bull with austria up next

[@juannito246]

Redbull look scary

[@brokolosbinala2970]

Austria is leaning towards RB site in my opinion

[@mikejvevo3153]

@@thebarcaboardroom406 yeah where they would be also strong, merc is under pressure

[@luisfelipeas]

a race with 2 teams is a perfect 10? ok!

[@MrStoyan5]

This was an amazing race! - Max's unexpected mistake at the start - The Red Bull Undercut AND Max's emergency second stop AND Checo's amazing drive AND Max's end of the race overtake for the win - Both RedBulls on the podium (finally) - Lando's fantastic recovery to From P14 to P5 - Seb had some great overtakes throughout the race - McLaren had their quickest pit stops in years! - No crashes - No retirements - No penalties - No track limits - No pitstop fails Absolutely brilliant stuff! 😄

[@Ellen1600]

And Max winning🎉🇳🇱🤣

[@alleyezonme40]

Its actually more entertaining with crashes and all the other things.

[@AlecBown]

both redbulls were actually on the podium last year in baharain. though albon got a very lucky podium there

[@Pineappld_]

Russel highest finish at p12

[@janshen1222]

Stroll 18th to 10th i think

[@googlreviews7813]

This Verstappen/Perez duo is very impressive. "If we can beat them here, we can beat them anywhere" ... Christian Horner.

[@robertoibarra7669]

duo*

[@googlreviews7813]

@@robertoibarra7669 Gracias !!! ✌

[@combatseawolf]

It's called the PERSTAPPEN duo

[@vijayshelke6565]

@@combatseawolf what about Verez

[@SonnEmm]

@@vijayshelke6565 Maxergio Vérez

[@hardware64]

The fact Perez pulled that off by pitting just once is even more impressive.

[@AKagNA]

wait perez only pitted once?

[@humphreywolfe]

Perez is absolutely performing this season

[@maurosgardelis8085]

@@AKagNA yessir, went late with those mediums

[@urbanninja018]

@@AKagNA yes, he did 24 laps on the mediums so when he passed bottas he had “new” hards

[@user-mr9tw6dj6h]

that human tyre managing machine is no joke

[@tejas8719]

This was probably the best French GP in a while, the best race without Safety Car/VSC and finally a race where we saw the best of strategy and driving!

[@HerreDePerre]

“Probably”?? Arguably the best race of the season

[@buhuiuiui]

It was also the first time I think that all top 4 cars were from RedBull/Mercedes right from the start and for the entire race quite close together.

[@Hitherto90]

At a track notorious for being a dud as well.

[@hudsonm360]

@@HerreDePerre Azerbaijan was outstanding as well, other than that I’d say it beats all the other races

[@mervatmabrouk35]

@@HerreDePerre nah bruh Baku was top tier.

[@p_adam19]

Bottas could be chief strategist replacing James if he gets fired from the driver's seat

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

No cap. XD

[@noskcaj1834]

For George

[@sittharthanps1849]

Fr

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Find someone who cares about u the opposite of how merc care about bottas

[@Ripeness]

“Lewis, it’s Valtteri”

[@thedarkknight579]

Here comes the Pirelli's brand Ambassador "Checo Perez"

[@phoenixav9550]

@cqvio doli They said that to remain in f1 they would have to sacrifice a ton of other investments which they don't want to do. It has nothing to do with RB performance (or not much) as for a business it's all about cost vs benefit and if they think they have more potential investing the money elsewhere then fair game imo

[@goddam3504]

300

[@dazedconfused5594]

No crashes, no safety car, no rain, just pure racing. It was beautiful.

[@organictrash.5640]

And strategy.

[@morgano08basket]

For me the race was quite boring...

[@luuk6500]

@@morgano08basket that's on u

[@deviljason5168]

i liked the Ver vs. Ham vs Bot battle

[@timwattrus7886]

@@morgano08basket go watch nascar then

[@yashmali4647]

Mom: why do you watch the highlights if you watched the entire race? Me: BECAUSE IT’S THE LAW !!!

[@kostastriantafyllidis4130]

HAHAHA same

[@archieparry8994]

Traditions

[@nabeelfiqriddin8152]

SAME FR FR

[@Maky-vo7qs]

hahaha.. count me in 😂😂

[@peluchingamarra3127]

And here I am

[@pharmit24]

Let's hope HONDA will consider staying.

[@prithvirajbasu7422]

I'd like to give this a like but you're at a perfect number of likes already...

[@airesjone7721]

They will

[@Mizz_Martz]

Yeah, and new engine regulations will be canceled, and Red Bull Powertrains engine department will be removed, too late for that my friend

[@DhilipNexus]

But i heard they will be using honda engine and it will be separately handled by red Bull team

[@reginaldgraham5221]

Honda will assist red bull with the development of the new engines

[@cheponchocho2]

Bottas: "IT'S A 2 STOPPER" Pérez: "Qué?"

[@yahyaesadozdemir4558]

Perez's one stop strategy crippled Toto's brain

[@ardacm2414]

Yahya adam ol

[@himedia5354]

Oh No Toto might complain about flexing rear wing

[@thesnackbandit]

“It was Bottas’ fault” - Toto Wolff (probably)

[@colossaltrainer9576]

@@ardacm2414 türklerin yaptığı ingilizce yorumların altına saçma sapan şeyler yazmazsanız olmuyor değil mi

[@colossaltrainer9576]

I saw the facepalm of Toto during the race, he was like oh I fell into the trap

[@HuanitoHanas]

Mannnn Perez almost lost his seat in F1 last yearr, LOOKED HIM NOW. What a perfomance

[@vincecarlo]

Horner did the right thing to pull Checo in

[@antonkirilenko3116]

And Checo is now doing basically what Albon or Gasly couldn't - putting pressure on Mercedes from behind so they couldn't get any fancy ideas about the strategy.

[@wargames43]

@@vincecarlo Yup. Checo is a great tire manager. And RB needed one of those. Max does it decently but Max is pushing the car so hard even doing 2 stops makes him faster than HAM Basically MAX: Speed monster Basically Checo: Tire ripper These 2 drive styles is what the RB car needed.

[@luiszelaya8698]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@omarroncal6970]

"Bono, my tyres are gone" "Oh, sure" "NO, FOR REAL!"

[@Nanda_94]

Hahah

[@Garf2O]

"The lewis who cried: my tires bono" new childrens book coming out soon

[@zinj2618]

Day made😂😂

[@mikejvevo3153]

I would have pinned this comment if I owned this channel

[@adrianarr13]

@@Garf2O was thinking along those lines.

[@dennismuthai9234]

2021 will forever be goated. I doubt we'll ever have such an intense season as this. The rake cars, the strategies, the drivers. Simply lovely

[@soorajmusic]

That rare moment when Hamilton’s tyres are actually gone when he says they’re gone.

[@sparkypvp2167]

There were a bit to wishful for the one stop race. The funniest part is that max was put on a set of used mediums.

[@konradandrag845]

I love this comment so much

[@poyrazozbanaz2846]

Hamilton: Oh no my trres are gone Hamilton 10sec later: Fastest lap

[@JohannesKonow]

Well he is a magician with tyres normally so most of the time it's probably his driving saving the game. This time his driving wasn't enough and gone meant gone.

[@Royvdl]

You mean in lap 8? XD

[@husse7300]

When a Finnish guy gets angry… you know you’ve done something horribly wrong

[@Belryllium]

(sighs in porridge)

[@JnManuelAG]

I hate what they always do to Bottas.

[@gelmir7322]

Kimi is always angry though

[@plonzz]

Did you forger Kimi exists?

[@vickysandhu5977]

Bottas should go to another team i feel bad for him.

[@Y2Jared15]

When there's no SC, accidents or any other thing that could cost a pilot his pace, it is now shown that the pace of Mercs and RB are faaar way better than the rest. Almost 50 seconds between Bottas and Norris at finish.

[@TkrzTT]

@@grimm6jack lol

[@Y2Jared15]

@@grimm6jack yeah, but i think since Bahrein we haven't seen this difference because of circumstances

[@xavier4519]

@@grimm6jack GIGANTIC GAP mazepin

[@Skixz]

@@grimm6jack aston are with McLaren ferrari and at

[@williamgomez5876]

@@grimm6jack but lecrec finished p16. And alpine Alonso beat both ferraris so yeah a bit different.

[@ronarica9684]

Bottas doesn’t get the respect he deserves from his team. You can hear his frustration.

[@chriswilliams8849]

Bottas wants to be treated as if he's the #1 driver for Mercedes, not Hamilton. Bottas was very successful when with Williams but Hamilton, pure and simple has superior driving skills. If Hamilton and Bottas raced head up against Hamilton for 10 races, no team rules, who do you think would win the most races? Don't you think that Mercedes has figured that out in simulation and actually on the track? Why do you think each team fields 2 drivers? For them to race each other? Er, probably not. To ensure one of them has the best chance to win. If your simply tired of one person dominating the sport, then say that. Although no one seemed to mind as much when Michael Schumacher dominated it. I'm just saying.....

[@tanabatagaming]

@@chriswilliams8849 The love they give to him must not depend on his success alone...

[@chriswilliams8849]

@@tanabatagaming I agree. Both of them make millions of dollars to do a job and they both have defined roles. Mercedes has been making more mistakes than usual this year. I personally feel that fans make more out of both drivers relationships with Mercedes because they are tired of Hamilton's total dominance, hence some of the ludicrous statements, accusations and general dislike for Hamilton. Add in a smattering of racism and there you have it. Bottas has proven that he isn't Hamilton's superior on the track. And the appearance that Hamilton is treated better than Bottas is a misnomer. But that's just my opinion

[@PeRRXX]

That radio from Valterri shows that he’s continuing to lose confidence in his team.

[@wollfi7043]

@Dartgame 340 The team continues to treat him so badly, while he continues to help the team let Lewis benefit. The least they could do is to listen to their driver who knows the limits of their car and their tyres. And it's not just with Valtteri, because they also didn't listen to Lewis. Don't put such negative connotations to a man that was obviously treated wrong here by his team.

[@DatFinnishGuy]

Valtteri*

[@SASraceCAM]

about time bottas is a joke for putting up with it for years

[@StopMediaFakery]

It's just a pantomime, and it's easy to see.

[@Undecided_]

@Dartgame 340 salty because he literally said they’ll lose on a one stop and they did. Hamilton lost on fresher tires as well

[@mariodriessen9740]

Max: “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon”.

[@edistylezmx8209]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@lukewood2662]

Shots fired

[@hughfh]

Today was a sprint, not a marathon!

[@Philipp1887HSV]

Yes. And he was sprinting during the marathon

[@damnmysterio]

*it’s a marathon not a sprint 🤓🤓

[@lightningfast2214]

"Exciting French GP isn't real, it can't hurt you." French GP:

[@tanguyarzamian1852]

Thanks to Verstappen and Red Bull

[@alisajadmohammadi749]

@@tanguyarzamian1852 and Mercedes bottling it

[@TleafarafaelT]

boring as barcelona, with inverted roles, guys just going excited because of one undercut lol, i doubt someone would say that if hamilton had won the race

[@adblox]

This is exciting for a race with no DNFs.

[@UberLoaf]

@@TleafarafaelT "Boring as Barcelona" which makes sense because Barcelona wasn't really boring either lol

[@Miked1332]

Absolutely incredible race. This season has been what most people have been waiting for for the last 4-5 years. It’s been epic. Especially since it’s been a chess game with strategies and beautiful driving.

[@adamoconnor8764]

Why is no one talking about the absolute teamwork from Mclaren, every driver they took on they absolutely double teamed them

[@ezequielmachadodias5363]

we know, but the emotion was with max's victory and red bull's strategy

[@Z1g0l]

Lando is a beast, that's all I have to say.

[@mainscreen4939]

I love McLaren but I need the Monaco livery to come back

[@hades17081997]

yes, they were great. I was keeping an eye on both of them through the race and they had great teamwork. Happy to see Ricciardo finally getting there.

[@AmogusInMyWalls]

Did Ricciardo get a new chassis? Either way happy to see him up to speed again.

[@1000aquaboy]

I think the backmarkers and midfield have been underrated in the last 3 races, especially Monaco and Baku. Incident free, No SC (at least not because of any race collisions) and have been accommodating of race leaders. Two thumbs up for that maturity amongst the entire field.

[@Storiaron]

Haas is so far back mazepin cant threaten anyone. Grosjean and Kmag also left, Stroll turned into a super solid driver... There isnt anyone left to cause chaos lol

[@im_a_myth_717]

They better be. The best drivers on the planet !

[@manuelangel5516]

@@im_a_myth_717 The best RICH drivers on the planet*

[@Michael-lu2tz]

@@manuelangel5516 all the drivers are rich genius

[@Dasi1x]

@@noirceur_ it was Gasly that dive bombed Lando

[@DaniMacYo]

I never thought I’d say this but this was the most EXCITING Paul Ricard French Grand Prix we’ve had since it joined the calendar. Amazing job by Redbull on the two stop undercut. They studied the Mercedes strategy guide book for dummies and executed it to perfection.

[@mariodriessen9740]

It was also the third Paul Ricard Grand Prix. 😬 I understand what you mean though.

[@silbakker3770]

@@mariodriessen9740 in the modern era. Paul Ricard also hosted races when it wasn't a test track.

[@StopMediaFakery]

It's only exciting when they stage it, hence why they do it. Max going off the track at the start, totally deliberate. Lewis being jumped at the stop, totally deliberate, and then ludicrous tyre strategies despite having large teams of people with endless data. Lewis didn't even defend when being overtaken. Tired of these con artists staging these races like this. Just let them race. People will believe anything though, so I'm wasting my time on here.

[@mariodriessen9740]

@@StopMediaFakery : I know one person who believes anything. I bet you have a tin foil hat, haven’t you?

[@konradandrag845]

@@mariodriessen9740 so true

[@Flanneryshanedward]

I've gone back to watch the whole season again on highlights after max's title victory ✌️

[@samwoaxe7195]

One of the top 5 wins for max this season... It was epic

[@Aemond2024]

Same

[@tomzenoth1964]

same

[@betul9045]

And the last lap is exactly like Abu dhabi

[@betul9045]

increadible

[@wervel]

This wasn’t necessarily a two-stopper. It’s just that HAM and BOT were putting full pressure on VER after the first stop. Basically going way faster than all of them would’ve liked and burning up that rubber. While PER was just cruising behind. By then it basically became a two stopper and Red Bull pulled the trigger first. However, because the gap was nearly 3 sec to VER, HAM would still end up behind him if he pitted. Even worse, PER would still be in front and HAM would need to clear him as well. That’s why Mercedes didn’t really have a choice other than staying out. Alternatively, Mercedes could’ve pitted the second car and split the strategy. This would’ve been the most logical choice for constructor points and could’ve won BOT the 3rd place. But they decided against it and left BOT out as well to form a barrier against the charging VER. Basically sacrificing BOT again for the sake of HAM. And in the end, Mercedes lost both.

[@arnav_0912]

Hence it was a two stopper

[@Thinguns]

Yeah, great point. If Bottas is there for anything it's the CC, not to get Lewis the DC. Disappointing from Merc. Happy though, RB fan

[@5bagsofpopcorn]

Merc doesn't care anymore. Didn't even pull out bottas for the fastest lap smh

[@GarfieldRex]

Excellent analysis, totally agree 👌

[@stevenlorcher-bond6897]

Thank you Jim

[@chankoksoon]

Sergio Perez: Let's get them together! This team radio conversation is epic!

[@LoveGodLoveOthers-s8m]

Pure class 💪

[@estefanyreyes2246]

Oh, Checo is a legend Max Verstappen, Abu Dhabi 2021

[@Oblio1942]

Checo's really coming alive lately, so glad to see him competing for podiums

[@lev2727]

Don't exaggerate, they had an engine upgrade and his first place in the previous race, well we all know what happened there with Verstappen and Hamilton.

[@BeemoStory]

@@lev2727 he is right actually. Perez may not have the pace to win, but he was always there. What happen to Hamilton and Verstappen in Baku was unfortunate. But he was there to collect a minimum of 2nd place. Just as he was there today to not allow Mercedes to consider the 2 stops as he was always within the 25s needed for a pit stop.

[@JuanRuiz-hu2jw]

Ahuevo, se va poner chingon este año

[@everybodygoesdown8033]

@@lev2727 Yeah, we all know what happened. Perez, besides that he kept Hamilton at bay for 30+ laps, with his aggressive defensive move at the restart, forced Hamilton to an amateur mistake. All your "castles", excuses, "masterclass" bullsh1t will fall this year. More to come, stay tuned.

[@Orange_Flavor_Pizza]

Every race, His long race management was so amazing, Looks like janson button He prove why he survive several times in the F1. Gorgeous

[@nobel522]

Get yourself a girl that takes care of you like Perez take care of his tyre 😉

[@AmateurRider275]

Hahahaha

[@adibz959]

Thats impossible

[@varunpuligadda8360]

Perez or the aston martin drivers

[@tiniestdellz2088]

true say there are these type of girls lurking about

[@nuru990]

😀😀😀👍🏻

[@umungus518]

Hearing the crowd go nuts when verstappen got by Hamilton was a huge plus and added excitement to the moment. Great race!

[@Thisonegoestoeleven666]

Almost everyone hates Lewis. Except for his Indian fanbois on here.

[@oscardom__]

Haunting

[@TheKestevon]

Just like a sensation everyone felt when Alonso overtook Schumacher.

[@bluessi2378]

@Kimi Timoskainen kinda sad, hes the goat of the sport

[@mriduldubey1883]

The best thing was seeing Checo and Max hugging each other at the end of he race

[@NicoLeonard]

Max, YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!

[@juve-nw6wr]

Jes

[@juve-nw6wr]

Stimmt

[@princess_molly6960]

you should do a video on f1 drivers watches

[@jerrypranata3557]

f1 driver watches?

[@4.1.8]

Yes, do something about f1 on your Channel

[@davidgriffith598]

I just want to point two things out that were interesting to me. 1.) Riccardo finished 6th and was very competitive today,. 2.) Lewis actually wasn't lying about his tires.

[@grommile]

#2 is the big surprise there.

[@AmogusInMyWalls]

But he was complaining about them 2 laps in...

[@maxymvasin7695]

Also Russell P12

[@Adam-de8jm]

Predicting Mercedes will find a way to spin this as Bottas’ fault

[@kushxmen]

Yeah, Toto actualy did. He said that Bottas flat spotted his tyres, making him come to the pits earlier than Ham, hence why they were undercut.

[@TheBlackopsbeast360]

@@kushxmen geez. I guess Toto could also say that had he not gone wide, he could’ve held off Verstappen. Had he held him up for another lap or two and burnt the tires off, he might not have caught Ham.

[@kushxmen]

@@TheBlackopsbeast360 ​That may be true but it was clear that VER was way faster than BOT and even if he did not go wide, VER would have easily passed him in the next straight. An example was with PER. He defended in the same corner well, but PER passed BOT way easily in the next straight and PER had older hard tyres than the younger Medium tyres VER had. In short, BOT race was compromised to help HAM but based on his tyres, he could not manage it. Mercedes put BOT in a hard place then blames him after.

[@kylereese5009]

@@kushxmen exactly

[@nest1363]

I’m curious what mistake Bottas did agree to be his this season. I’ve heard him blame Lewis for his own slow start in Spain, blame the team today for the fact he didn’t opt to still pit for softs after Perez got passed by him despite them being ready for it. And even blame the team to presumably give him the lesser car/losing strategy when a change of frame still easily proves Hamilton to be the better/quicker driver. I’m not part of Merc, so I’m not that familiar with the way they handle things internally. But what I can see as an outsider is Bottas consistently blaming both Hamilton and the team, Hamilton having blamed the team once and Totto blaming Valteri serveral times as well. If I remember correctly however, Bottas was the only one who didn’t try to rectify those statements or at least take back part of the blame he passed on… People tell me Merc is all about having a strong team culture rather then serving the individual but it seems to me Valteri is allowed so much more wiggle room then any other part of that team. I couldn’t imagine what would happen if Hamilton would even think about blaming Bottas for the mistakes he made himself…

[@adithyapadvetnaya3972]

I'm so happy that checo is having success!!

[@aeslec-525]

You know the Mercedes strategists messed up when even Bottas loses his cool.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

I'm still surprised they didn't pit him a second time after he got overtaken by Perez to get the fastest lap. He had like 45 seconds to Norris in 5th place.

[@nest1363]

What did Merc do wrong then when Bottas crashed Russel? Or when he raced Hamilton in Spain? Despite the trend to claim Merc only blames Bottas for everything that went wrong, at least this season I’ve seem plenty more of the oppositie. Can you name me one of Bottas’ mistakes he took the blame for?

[@MaxthonFan]

@@antonkirilenko3116 Wolff said because of the investigation regarding Perez overtaking and leaving the track he might have gotten a 5 sec penalty. In the end he didn't and Bottas didn't even hold the 5 sec distance.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@Mattyxscott As a wingman they always stopped him for fastest lap when they had the opportunity and Lewis didn't already have it. Look at Bahrain, Spain or Portimao in this season alone.

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@josaphina The crash itself - yes. But Bottas was blamed for being in this position in the first place, specifically - running in P9 and being DRS attacked by a Williams.

[@GuilhermeHumbertoMCunha]

5:03 hearing the roar of the fans again is so satisfying

[@FacuGonz3]

It's like no one wants Hamilton now haha

[@MisterBuffers]

@@FacuGonz3 Some people don't like Hamilton. The cheering at Silverstone is deafening when he wins.

[@ThePhillkillv2]

@@FacuGonz3 it’s isolated sounds from the Dutch fans, not the entire track.

[@neheillox179]

I can’t believe they did it, they made the french gp exciting...

[@oscarmansur350]

oh yesss

[@roberttj5362]

It's like barcelona.

[@kbird9]

Redbull deserves ALL the credit for this grand prix being exciting. Without them challenging the Mercedes, this would've been just another awful French GP

[@roberttj5362]

@@kbird9 now they are not challenging merc, Merc is challenging refbull. Now redbull is very fast car in qualifying and race pace.

[@WrektSK]

@@roberttj5362 The cars are very close in performance. No matter what Lewis says, the cars really are close instead of one being faster than the other in all terms. So technically, these two teams are challenging each other so saying either is right.

[@jizzlecizzle1388]

3:27 That shot through the trees, keeping up with the cars. - chef kiss -

[@SeanyPatrickx]

Toto Wolff: “We lost the race because Valtteri was too vocal on the radio”

[@zacharysylvester8349]

If the sentence begins with ‘Michael’.. that’s a great comment 😂😂👌

[@m.g.debruin8294]

Hamilton too

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Because valterri didnt park the car properly while pitstop distracting everyone which hampered team's concentration and also he ate porridge for breakfast whose smell messed with the thinking capabilities of strategists duh

[@moremitochondria2737]

@@DyslexicMitochondria love your ussername. Love your conttent too

[@-TheUnkownUser]

"he distracted Hamilton"

[@6root91]

The orange boys were underrated today in the way they kept climbing up the midfield.

[@user-mr9tw6dj6h]

iifnm crofty called them the papaya?

[@MaoriNinja15]

@@user-mr9tw6dj6h that’s the shade of orange that Mclaren is

[@ethandrake5380]

Nah the real underrated today were the Astons

[@mirza2698]

I thought the orange boys are referred to Dutch fans.

[@Lena-lc9ch]

Moment on the radios when Max was back on track with new tires and Checo moved so Max can pass Max: "Thanks for that (to Checo) apreciatte it" Checo: "Lets get them together" What a team 👏

[@LoveGodLoveOthers-s8m]

One of the many highlights of this race. Defining moment, pure class 💪

[@Nathi98]

I must've missed that, dang it The Checo/Max duo is something I was hesitant about first but now I really like it

[@Plugitinbby]

The question is would Max do it if the positions were reversed?

[@thelastdragonbender5824]

Do you have any video link? My stream lagged and missed that moment

[@Lena-lc9ch]

@@Plugitinbby I think Maks is a pretty fair sport no matter what people say about his personality and he also cares about Red Bull as a team a lot so if it was for the team sake and he didn't have the pace I don't see why he wouldn't do it too

[@JJs_playground]

That undercut was incredible, couldn't believe it when Max came out in front of Hamilton, I was shocked.

[@wee5207]

My heart was racing seeing this battle holy.

[@blazingyodler]

Hahahaha yes mine too

[@polarisu7317]

@@blazingyodler everyone does

[@iliyarosanee]

It was very exciting especially towards the end of the race when max overtook hamilton, you could hear the crowds cheering on max

[@jackbloyce8296]

Got to feel for Bottas. I’ve never heard him that angry

[@ruutis6510]

Because merc team is so arrogant

[@57prsportsgeek]

Because bottas never be like "James, its valterri" and always be like "Valterri, its james"

[@jaisermadharasan]

Nah not new for him, has gone through this for the last few years. One change was he showed that anger in front of everyone.

[@SoulforLife98]

Yeah! He is there just to help Louis win

[@Belryllium]

i honestly feel bad for bottas. he was fuming after the race

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

Fans: "Paul Ricard should be removed from the season." Paul Ricard: "And I took that personally".

[@riccardoarcuri7361]

Still has to be removed from the calendar

[@evanyoon1230]

@@riccardoarcuri7361 better than Magny Cours though

[@litreocola6447]

@@evanyoon1230 yeah this is pretty much the best france has to offer at the moment and honestly I’m not complaining. Paul Ricard is a much better track than people give credit for, although I do think more unforgiving track limits are needed in the future

[@Coilosis]

@@riccardoarcuri7361 all races should be in Monaco 😆

[@freakysquirrel7218]

@@riccardoarcuri7361 I would still rather have Paul Ricard and Sotchi than Sleepy Dhabi

[@mattialonghin_mr.l857]

Honda has such a bad time choosing when leaving F1. They should stay after seeing how RB is going

[@bullettime8760]

Honda, leaving f1 on such a bad time since 2008

[@BEstudent]

Well they won't have the Honda name on the car anymore but they are not fully gone. RBR will take over their PU and some Honda engineers will transfer to RBR to help maintaining the PU (engine freeze till 2025). I read somewhere that Honda is currently in the final stages of their "farewell gift" to RBR and AT, which is the PU for 2022. Let's have Max and Checko give Honda a proper farewell by winning the Constructors and Drivers title.

[@axel0w]

@@BEstudent Honda really deserves it. Huge respect to them.

[@mngmchannel6744]

@@BEstudent at least the got the Drivers one 😉

[@ItzDanny03]

I watched every bit of this race and I loved the crowd roaring when Max took the lead of the race at the end

[@peterdarcy9213]

😍

[@longhaul744]

I was there at the chicane grandstand !!!! It was thunderous !!

[@ItzDanny03]

@@longhaul744 it’s not a chicane it’s called chicken, I’m guessing it was wonderful watching from the grandstand

[@dod_the_angel]

@@ItzDanny03 where is palmer?

[@HilbertXVI]

@@ItzDanny03 What a yoke!

[@tombystander]

Sergio is the game changer this year. Absolute class

[@icemaxwell2000]

Indeed, I don't understand why Red Bull didn't hire him 2 years ago, wasting his time in the middle of the grid.

[@threalharrydubois]

crazy to think he nearly got no seat this season. super happy for him.

[@vickysandhu5977]

Dude is eyeing championship he is not satisfied in p3.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

@@vickysandhu5977 Can he beat Max though?

[@vickysandhu5977]

@@micahkiyimba8641 Who knows but this year I'm sure he is not gonna finish lower than 3rd in championship dude finished 4th last season with midfield car so yeah.

[@rishabhg6466]

"Why the f**k did nobody listen to me when I said it was a two-stopper?", Bottas says, somewhat unhappily.

[@iaminokami381]

... he said calmly.

[@skush9146]

@@iaminokami381 HARRY DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE?

[@Love2Cruise]

The boss never listens to any employee who is on the way out, especially when the decision is made by the boss. But that doesn’t mean the employee isn’t right.

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Now toto will get mad at bottas for that outburst

[@JoeTheNSA]

Ultimately, its all on James.

[@TheEvanMahon]

The crowd cheering when he took the lead absolute goosebumps

[@jarjr2229]

Checo proving why he was the "best of the rest" driver in the world. Has been phenomenal with Red Bull!

[@19ars92]

Cálmate pinche Bob Esponja de la sierra

@@19ars92 Cálmate pinche hater envidioso

[@d13g0wwryy5]

welp looks like the mexican are mad. although i dont see this as a loss, he is proving him self and he did great. not that he needed any that he is a great driver.

[@SophisticatedPsychopath]

Exactly. With red bull

[@iohanncenturion9343]

@ igual si era bob esponja de la sierra jasjj

[@sorayapellegrini6212]

my heart dropped when max went off the track during lap one. I'm so thrilled that he ended up winning tho, especially after what happened at baku.

[@MimMdance]

If the season goes on like this we will all need pills haha

[@mcpappyracing1326]

@Sal Valestra He's the best driver, but Red Bull has the 2nd best car. Mercedes is still better. If Max drove a Mercedes car he would consistently beat Hamilton.

[@MimMdance]

@Sal Valestra It's rare to see the leader pit like that. When Hamilton did that in other races he was 2nd.

[@ΓιάννηςΔεμέλκας]

Mclaren Boys provividng us with the half of the overtakes in this race. That was an enjoyable race.

[@TheBlackopsbeast360]

It was! I was so glad that Danny Ric looked confident today.

[@cinegraphics]

Lando Norris was great today.

[@mariusciprian24]

@@cinegraphics Sad that Daniel didn t have the same strategy

[@BlackHawkTejas]

Yep! Along with AMR Boys!!

[@cinegraphics]

@@mariusciprian24 Daniel was on 1-pit strategy, wasn't he?

[@sp33dbump33]

Merc decided not to go for 2 pit, likely because of Checo. He went long on his 1st set of tyres and he is known for his tyres management. Now they not only have to focus on Lewis vs Max... they better start looking at Checo.

[@anf1fan826]

Checo didn't do single pit stop?

[@pokeboi5438]

@@anf1fan826 Checo did do a 1 stop, he pitted lap 24 I believe

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

Complements to Perez for his tyre Management is well deserved. He only needs to work on his qualifying performance and he'd be a terrifying contender for the WDC.

[@hoya1178]

Lol, he is not going to be a contender for the WDC.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

@@hoya1178 Don’t make terrible predictions bud

[@antonioc.5778]

@@hoya1178 I mean, two races after the 5 he said would take to get used to the car and he already has a 1st and 3rd place. Changing teams and give the fullest in the new car is no easy task, just look at Ricciardo. Perez is late to compete for World Champion this season, but he surely will be there next year.

[@Revtiva]

Don't jinx him, mate.

[@Ruylopez778]

And where is he going to find half a second in qualifying and 10 seconds in the race? If he had Verstappen's pace, he wouldn't have been stuck at FI/RP for years.

[@halimwinbox2402]

We do not realize that we are living one of the best seasons in F1, we are entitled to a battle for victory in every race, it's just incredible!

[@valle3452]

Agreed. It's been mentioned before; when there are several drivers able to win each race, there isn't a boring race all year. This season will be epic.

[@rafaelpretto]

I hope to see an Interlagos title race decider in the rain again.

[@milol.akkaraprud8681]

@@rafaelpretto yo that would be epic, hopefully

[@vitornardelli4899]

@Sarosh Mistry so far the race is going to happen...

[@gustavo_paganelli]

@Sarosh Mistry it's going to happen

[@undrcuts7625]

When Perez said "let's get them togather" on the radio soon after swaping places with max 🥺👊🏻 Albon could never had been as consistent as checo. No hard feelings.

[@halofreak1990]

Well, Albon had a much less forgiving car last year. I think Pérez was right giving the credit that Albon was due for his hard word over the winter and in the simulator between races.

[@allenabey2721]

Obviously, you can't compare a rookie and an experienced driver.

[@harigovindsarath5023]

timestamp?

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@halofreak1990 No excuses. Give Albon this car and he'd still be finishing in the midfield. He simply wasn't ready for a top drive. Same thing for Gasly.

[@lawrenceelliott1097]

I don't really think you can fairly compare Gasly, Albon and Perez's times as Red Bull. However, Perez has really been great these last couple of races.

[@Thebassist999]

No one: Literally no one: Crofty: Papaya Mclaren 😎

[@kkkkkkk7559]

that was peachy

[@gangulyraj6889]

Lando "peels away" his papaya McLaren in front.

[@mrfreckles666]

Fernando: "I think everyone is uh STRUGGLING"

[@pantheRRRRR]

ai fink evriuan is ah estraglin

[@ringoferrer2343]

*istragling

[@brixquinonez]

What he meant was every bit of his car

[@alexortiz7845]

@@pantheRRRRR you guys sound funnier when you speak Spanish.

[@elpoderosaso]

Checo: "What's up man im here to get new tires on my daily" Tire shop: " How long have you had them on there" Checo: "about 15 years or so" Tire shop: "Say again"

[@myk1137]

Hamilton:Hello!I'm here too.I might be lying about the condition of my tyres though.

[@FrAstro]

@@myk1137 Ham: These tires are gone ! Tire shop: But ... you only started your car ...

[@GhoulsWinnfield]

All three comments 😂🤣

[@tobias03coimbra52]

I know this doesn't have anything to do with the situation, but I read the final comment with Heisenberg voice

[@stevensamuel4634]

Lol gotta add Vettel too. Aston just didn't want to pit the man

[@L-estroilluminato8585]

Hearing the crowd cheering for Max’s overtake is amazing, especially after such a long time in the pandemic.

[@solace4114]

That was pumped in by speakers

[@-deltajay]

@@solace4114 crying much?

[@antonc1642]

Like battle cry!

[@solace4114]

@@-deltajay it was tho… have you ever been to a race?

[@-deltajay]

@@solace4114 ok woah turned out way more aggressive than I wanted it to, just riding that happy wave sorry my guy

[@ffee6664]

So glad that Sergio is still in the game! What an epic encore last season. 👊😎

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

Bottas with Mercedes this season is like Vettel with Ferrari last season.

[@eliasduty_0711]

I'm agree you

[@anonimwinternecie9747]

Exactly

[@Donaldtangchunyin]

Poor bottas, he shd stay on the podium

[@Mackentyre]

Bottas, more like buttass

[@maxioh576]

Hopefully Bottas is able to go back to Williams.

[@VIPAH]

When the crowd cheers on lap 52 during Max's overtake on Ham. Pure class! 👏💪

[@buggerall]

Yeah, I noticed that! That was impressive!

[@mriduldubey1883]

"Perez is the true tyre master" Hence, Proved

[@chiefdenis]

Nah, still Lewis and vettel

[@simey5639]

@@chiefdenis have you actually seen the race?

[@chiefdenis]

@@simey5639 i saw the whole thing live, lewis wore his tires for over 30 laps and barely lost pace the whole race, vettel took his first set to the 3rd quarter, did you see the race?

[@Luke-tl4vw]

“Redbull has never won 3 races in a row in the turbo hybrid era”. Now it’s like 16 or something

[@masonash6963]

it's so nice to see actual competition at the front, and not just Mercedes winning everything. loving this season!!

[@DarthDose]

2017 was pretty close actually. So was the first half of 2018, until in Germany Lewis got the last leadershipswap done with Vettel to front the table for the remainder of the season. Which is more Vettel's mentality going bs-mode once again after a big disappointment than Merc being much faster

[@Tim-K.]

@@DarthDose Mercedes have been the ones to beat since 2014. There’s reason they’ve won the constructors’ championship every time since 2014😉

[@yoville73]

Yes… in terms of team wins Red Bull have the edge thus far. The Red Bull team has won 4 of the 7 races so far (3 wins for Verstappen and 1 win for Checo) the other 3 were won by Hamilton and Mercedes

[@JakeLoeppky]

They've finally hindered Mercedes enough to make it interesting to watch. Lol.

[@samdagorilla19]

Listen to the crowd when Max overtook Lewis...

[@thefootballgrinder]

@Nnaemeka Omeruo yeah and a lot

[@boaz3650]

@Nnaemeka Omeruo 4:52

[@samdagorilla19]

@Nnaemeka Omeruo 5:04

[@Kannon_BR]

@Nnaemeka OmeruoRumor says they´re still cheering

[@utecastronoova863]

They're racist.

[@jaisermadharasan]

Perez did exactly what Red bull wanted from him today.

[@Sadik15B]

Not really he wasnt of any use for Max. It was again 1 vs 2

[@Bearical]

@@Sadik15B he meant that perez scored big points, thats what they want for the constructors championship. And it wasn't even a 1v2, it was more a 2v1 for Mercedes.

[@rodgermilner7800]

@@Sadik15B it wasn't, if perez wasn't around Merc would have almost certainly put Valtteri on a 2-stop which would have caused pressure for Max

[@KabukiTekelua]

Also, having Perez run a long first stint meant having him in position to block Lewis if he were to try and go for a second pit stop, too..

[@MOTHIATMAN]

@@Bearical Perez saved his tyres to go long and come back at end . Also if Perez wasnt there mercs wud pitted anyone car to pressure max.

[@Rayfano1002]

"Let's get them!" Best moment so far this season by Checo

[@DJAntmill]

“France is going to be boring” France: Hold my baguette 🥖 😉

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Next thing u know russia is going to be interesting Maybe

[@Glooooooooed]

@@thebarcaboardroom406 russia is going to have a 3 car red flag crash lol

[@alexislobo2010]

Qui qui.

[@katherinewills]

Maybe 2019 was a fluke…

[@into_the_void]

Your baguette is too soft

[@countbelalucozade]

The difference between Perez and Bottas as "number Two" drivers is that Perez can do great retrieving drives if he's had a poor start, Bottas just seems to fade badly if he has a poor start.

[@vynnxa6416]

Bottas can do it, he's done it in the past.. I think the guy is just spent.

[@mriduldubey1883]

Meanwhile Toto: "It was Bottas' fault"

[@armanromana1580]

bottas should have crashed into amx to secure his mercedes seat

[@mriduldubey1883]

@Traverse Senior 🙄

[@ShivSai123456]

@Traverse Senior haha

[@hades17081997]

he said Bottas flatspotted his tyres, at after the race interview :D as a reason why is was overtaken by Max and Checo.

[@ajithkumarr19]

@@hades17081997 toto said bottas flat spotted his tyres in his medium tyre stint, that's why they had to bring in bottas first ( not the race leader) . But yeah that's bottas fault right there 😂

[@NemXX2]

Crofty "red bull has never won 3 races in a row in the turbo hybrid era until now". Oh you have no idea what's coming buddy. 🤣

[@Schoolboyfrm5th]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@X1erra]

I find myself rooting for Max and Perez a lot, just working their magic of making that 2 stop strategy actually work. Perez is now a champion rival, if he keeps up that pace he can be on the podium on the overall standings. It's nice to see a nice, clean race like this. I don't miss Baku at all xD

[@teeffw2776]

He's already 3rd in the WDC and the only one who can challenge him in that is Bottas.

[@NitinKumar]

Me to last year I was like Perez yeah nice driver but my focus was on max only but now a days I just focus on Perez even more than max I have literally changed channel at few races when Perez was having hard time xD

[@Michallote]

@Nnaemeka Omeruo that Baku was interesting because of the danger, crashes and safety cars. This was a clean race and still was super contended and interesting to watch. I loved both races tbh

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

he's not a rival but he has a chance at top 3 in title race. he isn't ahead of max in race trim only once in quali. its great to see a happy bond with the RB drivers.

[@X1erra]

@@Michallote Yeah. France GP is like the ideal clean race for me, because whenever a clean race has a heated podium battle, it becomes fun to watch. Plus, it's something sim racers like me want to learn from. The race that actually inspires racers and can look back and say "This is racing."

[@karlferguson]

Riccardo looking more comfortable each and every race! Legend!!!

[@Luchon20082010]

How sad Ricciardo must feel after watching this kind of comments

[@karlferguson]

@@Luchon20082010 why?

[@eatporkmohamedlopez8086]

Ha,ha, leyend

[@kylejoyce80]

Aged like fine wine

[@moneymonkeyman8280]

Yikes

[@octaviolopezdelgado9179]

My favourite part was when Max said, "thank you" to checo

[@pragunjin]

when did he say this?

[@yairduran675]

@@pragunjin When he overtook Perez after his second pitstop

[@joshualambrechts4428]

How is nobody talking about how lando came 5th, he is really proving himself this season

[@dutchdude1985]

Lando is beasting all year long, but on a similar note Gastly is lowkey consistantly overperforming his car too in my eyes, heck even Stroll keeps proving he might have gotten his seat handed to him but he surely did grow into it and now deserves it on pure driver merrit.

[@purplechicken_69]

because thats where the third best car should finish lol

[@dutchdude1985]

@@purplechicken_69 By your logic its still Lando consistantly beating a seasoned veteran in Ricciardo. Pay respect where its due Norris is showing up for sure.

[@purplechicken_69]

@@dutchdude1985 yeh he’s in my top 5 for sure but Daniel will start giving him a hard time now that he’s used to the car tho, I hope they keep getting 5 and 6 as the season goes on danny is my favourite driver

[@dutchdude1985]

@@purplechicken_69 I truly hope so too, i really like Ricciardo and the simple point were debating Norris vs a Ricciardo coming into his true form should also be a huge compliment to just how far Norris got.

[@opsthelabel2271]

My heart during the race 📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📈📈📈📈📉📉📉📉📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@improcrastinating8063]

Perez was the best decision Redbull have made in years

[@f0rce188]

So many people were saying he was also going the albon/gasly route after imola and spain after bad quali...Checo is the reliable driver rb needed

[@oaaas]

@@f0rce188 well i wonder, where are they now?

[@serchmx220]

we are Mexicans my friend 🇲🇽

[@eltonluz94]

@@oaaas plot twist: it is you

[@Marceloloeite]

For sure the best since signing with Honda